Epocrates, provider of mobile and desktop clinical applications, is trusted by more than 500,000 healthcare professionals to help them improve patient care, reduce medical errors and stay informed of the latest industry news. Among Epocrates' popular applications are Epocrates Essentials and Epocrates Online.

The Epocrates Essentials suite of reference tools provides clinicians with the drug, disease and diagnostic information they need most at the point of care in a single, integrated application. The unique set of tools allows clinicians to instantly access drug prescribing and safety information for more than 3,300 drugs, check for drug interactions, search for detailed formulary information, access diagnosis and treatment information for more than 1,200 conditions, and reference information on hundreds of lab tests.

For more information, please visit www.epocrates.com/products/essentials/index.html.

In addition to providing essential information on mobile devices, in 2006 Epocrates introduced the ability to access important information needed to make prescribing decisions on Epocrates Online, a free Web-based drug and formulary reference guide.

New features allow for instant access to information such as drug dosing, drug interactions and health plan coverage, as well as valuable resources to help improve patient education and patient safety. This includes pill pictures, patient education handouts and information about drug pricing.

For more information, please visit www.epocrates.com/products/online/index.html.

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